Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-18
"E PLuRIBUs uNuM,.
a Naturalized Citizen Reads Lecture
to His CountrYman.

to His CoUntryman.
New YORK, May 17th.-The following
letter has created quite a sensation among
the "Anglo-Maniacs" in this city Andrew
Carnegie, the wealthy Philadelphian and
political economist, now abroad, having
been requested to attend a preliminary
meeting to contribute to the fund for the
proposed celebration of the Queens Jubilee
in New York, addressed the following re-
ply to the Treasurer of the fund:
BoUCHwICH, Isle or WIGHT, May >, 1887.
John Patton, Bdaker-NY DEAR SIR There are
several good reasons why cannot subscribe or
sympathize with the proposed jubilee. First-I
am an American citizen, and a very staneh
Republican American, who regards the mon
archical idea as inconsistent with and insulting
to his manhood. l should stultify myself were
| to celebrate the reign of any hereditary ruler
81 was born as free as Cesar" Second-I am
at loss to see what naturalized American clti-
zen have to do celebrating the reign of any
sovereign monarch. If they are not loyal
republicans and true TO the land OF their adopt-
tion, it is open TO them at all times TO
save its shores, and find homes elsewhere
Our Republic deserves to be served by citizens
true to the fundamental idea upon which her
political institutions are barred. | infer that
this view Is shared by the most distinguished of
those gentlemen from New York who, like my
self, We're born subjects of monarchy: for | OBJ
serve with satisfaction, that your committee has
been compelled to select Canadian as
nent and justly honored men-but still
quite foreign to New York and to America A
New York demonstration presided Overland also
addressed by imported Canadians win be quite
unique i'll its way, but in no sense viii it repre-
sent New York. l rejoice that no New York
men of position could be found VINO would so
far forget themselves as to appear upon repubn-
can soil as the eulogiss Of monarchy To such
OF my fellow-countrymen as see proper to enjoy
the blessings OF a residence III America, but as
yet remain aliens venture to suggest that the
eanonS of good taste not less than gratitude to
the republicans to whose hospitality they are in
debted for 30 many favorS should lead them
to hesitate before parading aud forcing upon
the knowledge of their perhaps too generous
hosts that their first allegiance is to Il foreign
ruler and their preference for political institu-
tions vitality opposed to those of the land in
which they dwell and prosper. In conclusion,
my dear friend, if our fellow-countrymen must
celebrate something, let me suggest to them that
a proper day for political demonstration in
New York is the 4th of July, and on that day let
them pray tha; the day is not far distant when
our less-iayorcd countrymen at home shall
share with us the blessings of institutions found
ed upon the political equality of eltzens-the
day when tire hereditary privilege viii be un-
known and when Government OF the people
by the people and for the people, will be the
watehward of English speaking men through
out the world. Sincerely yours,
ANDREW CARNEGIE.